You may have heard of “No Mow March” – well, for the Sea Grant Program in Escambia County April is when we focus on managing invasive plants – what it is called the “Weed Wrangle”. Each year across the country communities hold ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) 2026 Today we will learn about another relatively new species in the Florida panhandle – Giant Salvinia. This small floating aquatic plant has been a large problem in Texas and ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) is an invasive plant that does well in sandy/sunny locations – the dunes. It has caused several problems in North and South Carolina (where it was first released to restore dunes after a hurricane). It ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
It’s October and That Means it’s Time for Halloweed What is Halloweed? It’s a national program where volunteers gather at a public space to help remove invasive weeds. In many cases they target one specific species. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
During the spring and early summer beach vitex is not in seed and this is a good time to remove this invasive plant from your property. This time of year, the leaves have their unique blueish-green coloration, allowing them to stand out from ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesIf you read the introduction article to this series you would know that yes – based on comments from Dr. Simberloff, we can. But your best chance at doing so is when the species is early in its invasion of the area – Early Detection Rapid ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesThe quick answer… No So, why write this? For two reasons… To let everyone know how the battle against this invasive plant in the panhandle is going To encourage everyone along the coast to keep searching, reporting, ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources